On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 07:12:01PM +0200, A.J.Mechelynck wrote: > Meino Christian Cramer wrote: > > for what keyword I have to look in the online-help to find a hint > > how to copy any text from a buffer as any part of a command currently > > being edited in the commandline ? > > > If by "buffer" you mean what the Vim docs call a "register", see ":help > c_CTRL-R". > > If you mean part of a file being edited, IMHO the easiest way is to yank > it beforehand into a register, though in some cases you can use the > expression register (Ctrl-R =) with e.g. expressions such as getline(".") For shortcuts to inserting files and words on the commandline see the section described here:
:help c_<C-R>_<C-F> -- with kind regards Thor Andreassen